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Rogerson confident festive season will extend to Boxing Day

Posted on December 25, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It is all hands on deck in the Rogerson household again this Christmas as the in-form stable prepares for the Boxing Day races at Ellerslie where they will saddle eight runners, including Group 1 Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) favourite Beauden. While for most, Christmas means a day of rest and time spent with the[...]

Posted on December 16, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

After narrowly avoiding disaster as he left the starting gates, promising galloper Beauden showed just what a talent he could become over a staying journey when he demolished his rivals in Saturday's open 2000m event at Awapuni. The Team Rogerson-trained five-year-old stumbled badly as the field emerged from the barrier with rider Ryan Elliot somehow[...]

Posted on December 8, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Co-trainer Graeme Rogerson admits he still hasn't worked out whether enigmatic three-year-old Mascarpone has a sprinting or staying future ahead of him, but what he does know is that he has an exciting prospect on his hands whichever way the cards fall. The Shooting To Win gelding displayed a powerful turn of foot when he[...]

Posted on November 27, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Team Rogerson will have a host of winning chances at feature meetings at both ends of the north island this week. Smart sprinter Ferrando will head to Otaki on Friday where the Group 1 performer has a 60kg impost in the Listed Fasttrack Insurance – Levin Stakes (1200m). “He is going enormous but he has[...]

Posted on August 14, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group 1-placed filly Aalaalune has been transferred from Matamata trainer Jacob McKay to Team Rogerson along with two-win ownership-mate Mr Universe, with both sporting the colours of $10 million lotto powerball winner Lou Te Keeti and his wife Val. A narrow second in the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) behind Yourdeel at two, Aalaalune also[...]

Posted on July 3, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

While on face value three-year-old gelding Mighty Connor didn't have an overly successful three-year-old campaign, trainer Jacob McKay believes the son of Sebring can breakthrough at stakes level in the coming season. McKay purchased Mighty Connor out of Little Avondale Stud's 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Yearling Sale draft for $40,000 and he has taken[...]

Rogerson confident festive season will extend to Boxing Day

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